Frank-rowley



F, ROW'LEY. DISH CLEANER (No Modely Patented Deo. 25,1894.

i1IIIII STATES PATENT EErcE ERANK-ROWLEY, OE WEST SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN,ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALE To GEORGE W. ROBERTS, OE SAME PLACE.

VDISH-CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,389, dated December25, 1 894.

Application tied April so, 1 8 94.

To @ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that l', FRANK ROWLEY, a citizenof the United States`,residing at West Superior, in the county ofDouglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Dish-Washer, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to dish-washers; and

' it has for its object to effect certain improvements in dish washersof that class in which the saine water may be used continuously for thepurpose of washing the dishes and also for making the dishessufficiently hot so that after the operation of Washing the same willquickly and readily dry.

To this end the main and primary object of the present invention is toconstruct a simple, practical, and efficient dish washer that shallprovide means for thoroughly Washing and cleansing dishes, and also fordrying the same before being moved from the position in which they wereplaced to be Washed.

With these and other objects in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the inventicn is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described,'illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings;-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dishwasher constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical sectional View thereof, the line of section includingthe bottom screened outlet.. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the line ofsection including the oscillating pump cylinder and the pump operatingmechanism. Fig. 4 is a detail in perspective of the removable supportingshelf.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a cylindrical,squared, or other suitable shaped Wash-tank or receptacle that isadapted to contain or hold a sufficient quantity 0f Water for thepurpose of Washing a number of dishes, and which may be placed on astoveor in any other convenient position for maintaining the hot temperatureof the water to insure a thorough Washing and drying of the dishes. Thesaid wash tank orreceptacle 1, is open at its upper end to .detachablyreceive the anged cap or cover 2, and is provided with an imperforateinclined Serial No. 509.553. (No model.)

bottom 3, that declines to the bottom outlet opening 4, located at onebottom side of the tank or receptacle, and by reason of the dispositionof the bottom, all of the liquid contents of the tank or receptacle aredirected toward the bottom discharge or outlet opening 4. Inside of thetank or receptacle 1, and over the inner side of the opening 4, isarranged the fender cap 5, having a lower screen 6c Vportion 6, thatserves to screen the liquid as `neck 8, over which is removably ttedoneend of the Iiexible suction tube or hose 9.

VThe flexible suction tube or hose 9, is removably fitted at one endover the inlet neck 10, of the oscillating pump cylinder l1. The 7 5oscillating pump cylinder 11, receives its supply of water from thebottom thereof through the inlet neck 10, and is embraced at anintermediate point by an attaching clamp 12, that is pivotally anddetachably secured di- 8o rectly to one side of the tank or receptacleon the pivot bolt 13. The said cylinder 11, is closed at both ends andaccommodates therein the valved piston 14, that serves to draw the waterfrom the bottom of the tank or receptacle into the lower end of thecylinder, and then discharges it out through the upper off-standingoutlet neck 15, of the cylinder, and said piston is .secured to theinner end of the piston rod or stem 16, the upper outer 9o end of whichis pivotally connected to the crank pin 17, of the operating Wheel 18.

The operating wheel 18, is provided with a handle 19, mounted on thecrank pin 17, and said Wheel is provided with a central hub 20, that ismounted on the journal bolt 2l, detachably clamped or tted in one sideof the tank or receptacle 1, at the upper end thereof, and it is to benoted that the nuts of the bolts 21 and 13 are arranged on the inside ofthe Ioo tank l, providing means whereby both of said bolts can be easilyloosened upto provide for the ready removal and replacing of the pumpcylinder and said operating Wheel when desired. By operating the Wheel1S, the cylinder 11, is necessarily oscillated and Water is drawn intothe bottom of the cylinder and then discharged out through the outletneck 15, onto which is removably fitted one end of the flexiblecirculating pipe or hose 22, the other end of which is fitted onto thecover neck 22, projected from the top of the tank cover 2, andcommunicating with the top opening 22", whereby the Water will bedischarged into the top of the tank or receptacle. The Water that iscirculated into the top of the Wash tank or receptacle is sprayedthroughout the entire area and toward all sides thereof by the innerdepending conical spray cap or rose-jet 23, secured to the under side ofthe cap or cover 2, over the top opening therein.

The Wash tank or receptacle 1, is provided therein at a point above itsinclined bottom with an annular series of supporting lugs 23a, that areadapted to removably support thereon the removable perforated supportingshelf, 24. The supporting shelf 24, is provided thereon with a parallelseries of U-shaped dish supports 25, that provide means for convenientlypositioning the dishes while being washed, While at the same timeallowing the water to circulate through the perforations of the shelfand into the bottom of the tank or receptacle.

lith the Water in a heated condition and continuously circulated throughthe wash tank or receptacle it Will be obvious that the dishes can bequickly Washed and dried with the use of but a small quantity of Water,thereby rendering the apparatus very eiiicient in its particular use,and it will be understood that changes in the form, proportion and theminor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing fromthe principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

In a dish Washer, the combination with the tank having a bottom outletand a top inlet opening; of an oscillating pump cylinder arranged at oneside 0f the tank and having its piston rod or stem extended thereabove,a circular attaching clamp 12, embracing the cylinder at an intermediatepoint, a bolt 13, detachably and pivotally connecting said clamp 12, tothe tank, the nut of said bolt 13 being arranged inside of the tank, anoperating wheel having a crank pin connected to said piston rod or stem,a headed journal bolt 21 passed through the hub of said wheel anddetachably bolted to one side of the tank, the nut of said bolt 21,being arranged inside ot the tank, and the pipes connected with the pumpcylinder and the outlet and inlet openings of the tank, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as lny own I have hereto alhxedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK ROVVLEY.

Witnesses:

WM. R. BRADBURY, T. V. BAneLnY.

